Trump says weighing tough response to Iran crackdown, says Tehran called to negotiate
Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses including military options to escalating unrest posing one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution Trump said Iran called to negotiate its nuclear programme, which Israel and the U.S. bombed in a 12-day war in June. Trump has warned Iran’s leaders that the United States would attack if security forces open fire on protesters. U.S.-based rights group HRANA said it had verified the deaths of 490